Sermons on Kingdom Of Hope:

Thorns Of Life

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 9, 2006

The thorns of life are many, but the grace of God is sufficient in our weakness.

Text: “…a thorn in the flesh was given to me…” (2 Corinthians 12:7) What is a thorn? The American Heritage Dictionary says that a thorn is a modified branch in the form of a sharp, woody spine. It can cause sharp pain, irritation, or discomfort. How many of you have ever been struck by a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Live Long And Prosper Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 20, 2006

An analysis of what it means to have a healthy soul-life.

True Spirituality Series Live Long and Prosper! 3 John 2 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO “Live Long and Prosper!” All the Trekkies here today know those words. I don’t quite have the dexterity to give the proper hand signal. Those words became ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Food For The Soul Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 20, 2006

The importance of Scripture to the life of the healthy soul.

True Spirituality Series Food for Your Soul 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO You are what you eat, so the saying goes. That must be right. I look out here today and I am sure I see several dozen glazed donuts, several chocolate ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pentecost, The Church's Birthday

Contributed by William Mouser on Aug 2, 2006

The first Pentecost is examined in light of its character as the birthday of the Church.

Homily for Pentecost, or Whitsunday Psalm 104:1-2, 13-24, 33-34, Acts 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13, John 14:8-17 I was born at 5:45 P.M. on Wednesday, March 5, 1947. For the past 58 years, I have commemorated that birthday with friends and family. You also celebrate your own birthdays and the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:8-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Faithfully Yours

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Aug 5, 2006

Adultery is a perversion of the faithfulness God intended to illustrate through marriage.

Title: Faithfully Yours Text: Exodus 20:14; Hosea FCF: Adultery is a perversion of the faithfulness God intended to illustrate through marriage. Intro: You don’t need to know this man’s identity, but you need to understand the impact his choices made on his family. The man had been married for ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14

Denomination: Baptist

Made With A Plan In Mind Series

Contributed by Bob Reccord on Aug 7, 2006

God has been preparing a unique plan and calling for your life since before you were born. (Principle 1 from Made to Count)

Theme: God has been preparing a unique plan and calling for your life since before you were born. (Principle 1 from Made to Count) Introduction: Sometimes it’s amazing what we have and don’t even realize! Such was the case in the Philadelphia public school system recently. While working ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Available For Liberation

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 8, 2006

To be effective as peacemakers in a warlike time, we must have a healthy self-doubt, we must understand God’s concern for justice, and we must use what is available to us, no matter how small. Reworking for Montgomery Hills Baptist Church of a message do

There is an old saying here in Washington that nothing ever happens in August. Government people head off on vacation to the beaches, to the mountains, or to beautiful downtown Crawford, so there is nobody to make things happen. So, it is said, nothing ever happens in August. Of course that ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What In Hell Do You Want?

Contributed by Adriel Morgan on Aug 14, 2006

What’s so great about Hell that has you acting such a fool? How come nobody told you that Hell is bad?

I came to talk about Hell today. Because I think we have a misunderstanding of this concept. Its not just a word but some of us think of it that way. You can walk down the street any given day and hear it tossed about loosely with reckless abandon. One minute you’ll hear somebody say its cold ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: *other

The Birth Of Our King

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Aug 14, 2006

Christmas lessons from the genealogy of Christ.

Open your Bibles in Matthew chapter one verse one. Yes, you heard me right. Matthew chapter one verse one. When I began reading the New Testament, I admit that I found chapter one of Matthew boring, particularly the genealogy of Jesus Christ. I mean, I was not that excited to read that this person ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Welcome Home

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 16, 2006

Jesus told three parables about lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son. The stories highlight the truth that missing people matter to God. God places tremendous value on every individual. All heaven rejoices when one person repents and turns to God.

“Welcome Home” Luke 15:11-27 Those of you who have had or currently have sons can closely identify with the story Jesus told about a rebellious son. The rebellious son was the teenager and the other son was obedient and probably in his twenties. In Luke chapter 15 Luke records that Jesus made ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-27

Denomination: Free Methodist

New Covenant

Contributed by Charles Scott on Oct 17, 2006

In the New Covenant, God the Son continues to live and appears forever as our priestly intercessor, mediating the love of God to us through the Holy Spirit.

COVENANT Hebrews 8__1-10 Hebrews 8:1-10 The Hebrew word berith is translated covenant in the English Bible. Berith appears 227 times in the Old Testament and means confederacy, league, or covenant. (1) A particularly graphic use of the term in Genesis chapter 15 shows clearly all the elements ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 18, 2006

Steps to forgiveness

First Baptist Church June 18, 2006 Forgiveness On January 23, 1999, missionary Graham Staines and his sons, Philip, 10, and Timothy, 8, were asleep in a vehicle in the village of Manoharpur, Orissa. Staines, who for 34 years worked in India with people who suffer from leprosy, had been conducting ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:17

Denomination: Baptist

O What Tangled Web We Weave Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Oct 24, 2006

Using David as an example of how sin separates us from God and others, destroying our life in the process.

Through the summer we have been looking at the life of David. We have seen how God chose this unlikely boy to be the next king because he had a heart for God. As a teenager David stepped out in faith to kill Goliath against all odds, he faithfully served under a king who tried to kill him. For ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Methodist

The Always Appropriate Prayer Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 28, 2006

Sin is our greatest problem as human beings. Only confessing our sin to God and asking for forgiveness will help us.

What is the greatest problem we face as human beings today? Greenhouse gases and climate change? Terrorism? Civil wars? Overpopulation? The ever-increasing gap between rich and poor? The world-wide epidemic of HIV/AIDS? On a more personal level, perhaps it’s the breakdown in relationships between ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Anglican

What Is God's View?

Contributed by David Kellett on Oct 30, 2006

Why did Saul think that God was not a part of the battle?

Review: We are in the book of 1st Samuel, up to chapter 17. What has happened up to this point? The Jewish people demanded a king, a king so that they could be “Just like everyone else”. So God gave them a King, who was like the world, and the world’s view of a great king. Saul was the very ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational